On Wednesday, May 13th, five 3rd Year students received MAP Awards in the areas of Irish, English, Maths, French and Science, while two 6th Year students (Chantelle Cole and Marie Murphy) received Outstanding and Inspirational Students Awards from Professor Philip Nolan, President, Maynooth University. These awards are given annually by Maynooth to recognise the achievements of 2nd level students whose schools participate in the Maynooth Access Programme.
The two 6th Year girls nominated Ms. Antoinette Brennan (Art) and Ms. Rebecca Jones (English) as the two teachers / staff members who encouraged and inspired them in their educational and personal development.
Curragh Post Primary
Well done to all the award winners and many thanks to Maynooth University for their support of our students and school.
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Several schools were represented at the training day and best practice was shared by students and teachers. The team decided on a strategy to continue the good work begun in Anti-Bullying Week, setting five short-term and mid-term targets to be achieved in planning, reviewing policy and implementing awareness-raising events to make all students and teachers re-examine their approaches to bullying. This will be a student-led initiative to bring more life to our whole-school approach to bullying behaviour. Our five young leaders will be visible in the school, available to help anyone who needs it. While we are fortunate to have a wonderfully caring student body, the team will be proactive in dealing with issues. They will liaise with their co-ordinating teacher and senior management to plan our best way forward in tackling the ever-present problem.
Anti-bullying Ambassadors
Blessington Community College
Brian Bohan, Niamh Callaghan, Conor Hogan, Chelsie Mulvey and Wayne Miley, completed initial training as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors at a Regional Training Day at Newbridge College on March 26th. The day involved deepening their understanding of bullying, investigating possible scenarios to tackle the problem of bullying and learning coping skills to help them deal with victims of bullying.